Paul Goddard

IMPROV IS NOT ABOUT BEING FUNNY, ORIGINAL, OR CHAOTIC. IT'S ABOUT EMBRACING CHANGE. Improvisation. The mere mention of the word makes many people quake with fear at the prospect of chaos and uncertainty. The fact is, though, human beings are improvising almost every minute of their lives it is more natural, and more filled with possibility, than you might imagine. On stage, improvisational actors use simple rules, collaborative principles, and game constraints to build unscripted yet intriguing storylines. This book explores how those same simple rules and principles can help agile teams collaborate more effectively and how purposefully working within constraints can unlock creativity. Inside, you ll find over 50 techniques and improv games tailored for agile teams, complete with step-by-step instructions. These games are based on five different principles of improvisational theatre: SAFETY how accepting failure is essential to discovery SPONTANEITY how to increase the flow of ideas STORYTELLING how narratives help teams relate to their customers and end users STATUS how adjusting personal behaviour can encourage collaboration SENSITIVITY how to become more fully engaged with fellow team members

Using Constraints to Unlock Creativity

Improv-Ing Agile Teams

Nigel Baker

"They all laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they're not laughing now." - Bob Monkhouse Agile Jokes for Agile Folks! "Agile" and "Jokes" go together like that classic combo of Custard and Cheese. One is a complete ripping down of the status quo; a cheeky thumb to the nose of the failed system and a bold challenge to the narrow thinking of the past - and the other is...Agile. One God-like genius, (who wrote this description) and his two plebians (who didn't) decided that what this world needs is awful jokes about Agile in book form. This is that book. If you are looking for a serious deconstruction of the Agile movement and how it relates to the modern VUCA challenges of the 21st century...This is NOT that book. Buy the book anyway as it will give you something to laugh over, as you cry about the state of the Agile movement and how it relates to the modern VUCA challenges of the 21st century. Our lawyers would like us to point out, that we are laughing *with* Agile, not *at* Agile. Being Agile Coaches ourselves, we love this silly little incremental and iterative scamp *ruffles hair*...but not so much that we can't make terrible Dad jokes about it. (BTW, If you can imagine a hackneyed joke formula or trope then I am sure we have abused it in this book. If we haven't, please email us so we can add it to the next book in the series.) In conclusion, thank you for watching my presentation on "How to write an Amazon description under duress" and please buy this AGILE JOKE BOOK. (Unless you are a gymnast...We are not *that* agile)

Paul Goddard

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